News from May 2016
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: Darren Beauregard to serve 18 Months for not keeping up with Requirements under SORNA.
By Homeland Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - On Thursday Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced the Bolster Accountability to Drive Government Efficiency and Reform Washington Act, a government reform package that includes 19 bills that have already been approved by voice vote or unanimous roll call vote in his committee this Congress.
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: As part of the National Park Service (NPS) Centennial Celebration, several goals were envisioned including conducting a comprehensive assessment of the condition of park values in a State of the Park report was a top priority.This report is part of "Park Pulse" in A Call to Action: Preparing for a Second...
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court in Johnstown to charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) called on colleagues to put politics aside when considering pending nominations of the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: Federal Grand Jury Returns Superseding Indictment Adding Ten New Charges.
By Commerce Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As momentum builds in the multi-year effort to deliver policies that say #Yes2Energy, the U.S. House of Representatives today voted to officially go to Conference with the Senate on the first comprehensive energy package in nearly ten years. Following the vote, House Speaker Paul Ryan...
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: Porter, IN - After a brief return to Chellberg Farm in early March (thanks to a poultry loan from Scherf Farms Dairy and Creamery) chickens will return to Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in June, where they will enrich Dunes Learning Center educational programs.
By DOE Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As momentum builds in the multi-year effort to deliver policies that say #Yes2Energy, the U.S. House of Representatives today voted to officially go to Conference with the Senate on the first comprehensive energy package in nearly ten years. Following the vote, House Speaker Paul Ryan...
By Homeland Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON -Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing Thursday on protecting America from the threat of ISIS. Below is Chairman Johnson’s opening statement as submitted for the record...
By USDA Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate and House Agriculture Committee leadership today called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to grant a 90-day extension of the public comment period for the Agency’s proposed rule regarding revised organic livestock and poultry production standards.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Dr. John Terry, age 65, and Thomas Ray, age 53, both of Wellsboro, were sentenced yesterday by Chief United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner in Williamsport. Terry was sentenced...
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that charges have been filed against Dakota Gardner who is currently confined at the U.S. Penitentiary, Allenwood, Pennsylvania.
By DOE Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In light of recent litigation, House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) questioning the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) current approach to regulating off-label communications. The letter, sent by full...
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Phillip Pacheco, 30, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced this morning in federal court to 84 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of firearms and counterfeiting U.S. securities. Pacheco will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.
By EPA Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As momentum builds in the multi-year effort to deliver policies that say #Yes2Energy, the U.S. House of Representatives today voted to officially go to Conference with the Senate on the first comprehensive energy package in nearly ten years. Following the vote, House Speaker Paul Ryan...
By EPA Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The state of Ohio announced today that its CO-OP would shutter, forcing its more than 20,000 participants to find new coverage within the next 60 days. The announcement marks 13 out of the original 23 Obamacare CO-OPs that have closed its doors at a total cost to taxpayers of $1.36 billion.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior United States District Judge Wm. Terrell Hodges has sentenced Alan Kenneth Thompson, Jr. (33, Crystal River) to 11 years and 4 months in federal prison for distributing child pornography.
By DOE Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: 21st Century Cures is relatable for every family. And momentum for #CuresNow is stronger than ever because of passionate advocates like the Helton Family from North Carolina. Two years ago, Todd and Karen Helton were the proud parents of three beautiful girls, Anna, Grace, and 14-year-old Ellie. Sadly, without warning, tragedy struck.
